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Constantinople July 7, 1895

Dear Lewis,
I see from the [?] + "world" that the
Armenian agitators are after me. They can acomplish
nothing as the [State Dept?] [?] by lies they set up a public
[sentiment?] among Crusading Christians, [amending?] a [?]
man here of their own this I may be [selected?] as Jonah was
I am doing, and have done to all men hearing all
American [?] my full duty. More than once I have
(though no debt) helped these Armenian [?] to [?] to
America, [?] they [?] to lie on me. This [?]
I am selected by the society of Revolutionaries as [?]
for the policy of this Government which [?] to
exclude [?] who changed their [?]
[?] current.

Constantinople July 7, 1895

Dear Lewis,
I see from the [?] that the
Armenian agitators are after me. They can acomplish
nothing or the [?] by lies they set up a public
[sentiment?] among Crusading Christians, amending a
man here of their own this I may be selected as Jonah was
I am doing, and have done to all men. Hearing all
American [?] my full duty. [?] I have
(though no debt) keeper [?] Armenian [?] to [?] to
America, [?] they [?] to [he and?] me. This [?]
I am selected by the society of Revolutionaries as [?]
for the policy of this Government which [?] to